Haven't heard of one for a while, to be honest heard alot more crime in Yarraville when we lived there 4 years ago. Now that we are getting more built up I am hearing of less break ins than say 2 years ago which was pretty common and opportunist.

must be frustrating . .waiting for your landscaping to be done for the nature strip . . lol . .i doubt there is a schedule . .lol .. just whenever they decide to do so . .me thinks.

both our cars are in the garage .. so yer. .can't say we've noticed any suspicious activities on the cars.

** On a different note. . . . on a mobile related question..I remember last year when working with a mate who was with vodafone, he had nil reception in our area... subsequently he has moved to Telstra.but are there any brimbank gardeners here . .on vodafone. . and how is the service. . . .

I am curious to find out..as I will be off contract in several months. . and pondering the superb value deals that's being offered by vodafone. obviously not at the expense of coverage.

Trippy Vodaphone is awesome with their deals but unfortunately that is where it stops when using the service in Brimbank Gardens. As an example the reception is ok when I'm on the phone in the south-west corner of the house near the framily room, but if you move more than 4 mtrs from that spot, it drops out. There is a reason why they are called Vodafail.

If you want to get of your contract sooner, put a complaint through to Vodaphone and complain about the reception and demand that they cease the contract with no penalties (just pay out the phone).

As for thievery, next door and the house after that have been burgled in the last 6 months. There goes the insurance premium!

Good news there isn't it Edward,17.5% in the current market is great and really there is still more room for growth with new shops and schools like St Lawrence getting larger.There some dicks out there with there trashy homes that don't seem to care about the nieghbourhood but I think it's a great place for a young family like mine with schools community centers and good parks. Mike

Both burglaries occurred during the day while the occupants were out for less than 2 hour. One had their plasma stolen, another had their garage door opened, car reversed up, house ransacked. Before someone says it “Yes it happens to all suburbs and Derrimut is not an exception”. But you will have the same problem with new estates with a high proportion of renters. One problem that I have see is that landlords tend to not spend the extra mulla with their rental properties on a security system, extra locks on doors/windows and tough flyscreens because it’s not their property that they are protecting. Add to the problem that renters are not always allowed pets e.g. dog nor allowed to attached flat screen tvs to the walls. Before you know it, the thieves add all these factors up and go to town.Put this into practice, both houses were renters!

On a different note, good news with the 17.5% increase in median prices,

Though i do wonder, and i still ponder.. what the housing commission units will do , and not being disrespectful , it's right across the road from the school ??

Now I'm wondering where I was on Thursday night 9.30pm?

I don't actually like the sound of the increases actually - since I won't ever be selling the home, all it means is that the council will demand more money in rates for doing exactly what they have been doing - SFA.

Sorry guys, I have re-thought about it, it was not 9.30pm, I remember going to bed very late that night, 1.30am and when I was in bed, I could hear it. That is why a lot of people probably didn't hear it, I will catch them next time.